Bienville Parish, Louisiana

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Bienville Parish, Louisiana is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the highest in the country for poverty rate (147th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Bienville Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	12,638	4,611,961	334,922,499	2306th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$35,011	$60,756	$80,734	3123rd of 3,221
Median Age	43.9	38.0	38.9	964th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	13.2%	27.0%	35.7%	3008th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$99,500	$216,500	$332,700	2994th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$606	$1,064	$1,413	3044th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	29.2%	18.9%	12.5%	147th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.3%	6.3%	5.2%	607th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	15.6	106.7	n/a	2452nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.3%	4.9%	14.1%	3144th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	68.6	n/a	n/a	2999th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	70.2%	67.4%	65.2%	2273rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.6	25.7	26.4	565th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.9%	8.1%	15.1%	2144th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.1%	n/a	n/a	1852nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	35.3%	41.8%	46.9%	3082nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	64.8%	n/a	n/a	3054th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Bienville Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Bienville Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	53.5%	55.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.3%	7.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	40.3%	30.5%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	55.0	58.9	61.4

Age in Bienville Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Bienville Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Median Age	43.9	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	22.6%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.6%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.7%	13.3%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.0%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.8%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.3%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Bienville Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Bienville Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Households	5,556	1,804,780	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.5	2.5
Family Households	55.0%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	22.7%	30.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.7%	20.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	42.3%	31.6%	28.7%
Never Married	38.0%	36.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Bienville Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Bienville Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$26,797	$35,038	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	39.3%	22.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.2%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	8.6%	14.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.4%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	29.2%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	58.1%	37.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	22.9%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in Bienville Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Bienville Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Housing Units	6,886	2,108,902	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	60.4%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.0%	11.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	19.3%	14.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,979.0	1,983.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	29.8%	32.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.3%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$301	$1,180	n/a

Education in Bienville Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Bienville Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Less than High School	13.0%	12.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	47.7%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.2%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.3%	17.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	2.9%	10.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Bienville Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Bienville Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	46.8%	59.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	83.2%	78.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.6%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	25.3%	28.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	15.1%	8.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.8%	8.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Bienville Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Bienville Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	86.3%	77.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	2.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.4%	91.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.8%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.4%	6.4%	16.7%

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